Splenic Rupture Secondary to Venous Thrombosis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis and Toxic Megacolon

Abstract

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Atraumatic splenic rupture precipitated by splenic vein thrombosis

“…Aside from pancreatitis, there have been reported cases of splenic vein thromboses due to cardiac surgery, septic emboli from infective endocarditis, and atherosclerosis from chronic renal failure [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] . There also has been a reported incidence of toxic megacolon from underlying ulcerative colitis, which can cause splenic venous thrombosis and lead to splenic rupture [12] . Thrombophilia in patients afflicted with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria has been documented to have caused splenic rupture through splenic venous thrombosis [13] .…”